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Tuesday/August/2008 11:07 PM Barrie`s
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All in all, another good
day. Dad was quite sleepy for the first visit
although I didn't see this as bad thing as he may
simply have been awake for a long time before
visiting time started.
Today was the first day they've not given Dad any sedative since he's been back on it. L did get prematurely excited when I realised the dialysis machine was not being used but this was just a temporary thing and Dad is back on it now as he still has a considerable amount of odoemae remaining.
Dad definitely is understanding everything I say and is able to respond to virtually everything I ask him. The veryfirst thing I do is ask if he needs me to help with any problems he may have of discomfort or pain. If he indicates there is a problem, I ask him a series of questions to identify what is bothering and watch his facial expressions for his responses. This seems to work well although trying to spell things wasn't very easy or successful.
The doctors continue to be very pleased with Dad's progress, thankfully. I spent a lot of the spent a lot of the day talking to Dad about looking ahead to beyond this chapter in his life and the importance of him thinking positively.
Despite being conscious throughout and coherent immediately after the accident, Dad doesn't remember it but does recall some parts of our previous visits. I told Dad generally how the accident happened and gave him a general-only outline of where his fractures where, in the hope of answering what must be frustratingly burning questions for him, especially with him having no memory of what caused him to be in this poor state.
Once again, today brought good communication, under the circumstances, and I felt a tremendous closeness and protectiveness to him despite being powerless to magic him back to good health! Amazingly, and to my delight, Dad was able to lift his forearm right up to wave me goodbye! Hopefully, his wasn't his way of telling me I'd been talking too much, as I do!!!
More tomorrow! I'm dreading departure day which will come round far too soon and having to leave, even though I know Dad will have someone here with him now for most of the next month. I just don't want to go though.
Today was the first day they've not given Dad any sedative since he's been back on it. L did get prematurely excited when I realised the dialysis machine was not being used but this was just a temporary thing and Dad is back on it now as he still has a considerable amount of odoemae remaining.
Dad definitely is understanding everything I say and is able to respond to virtually everything I ask him. The veryfirst thing I do is ask if he needs me to help with any problems he may have of discomfort or pain. If he indicates there is a problem, I ask him a series of questions to identify what is bothering and watch his facial expressions for his responses. This seems to work well although trying to spell things wasn't very easy or successful.
The doctors continue to be very pleased with Dad's progress, thankfully. I spent a lot of the spent a lot of the day talking to Dad about looking ahead to beyond this chapter in his life and the importance of him thinking positively.
Despite being conscious throughout and coherent immediately after the accident, Dad doesn't remember it but does recall some parts of our previous visits. I told Dad generally how the accident happened and gave him a general-only outline of where his fractures where, in the hope of answering what must be frustratingly burning questions for him, especially with him having no memory of what caused him to be in this poor state.
Once again, today brought good communication, under the circumstances, and I felt a tremendous closeness and protectiveness to him despite being powerless to magic him back to good health! Amazingly, and to my delight, Dad was able to lift his forearm right up to wave me goodbye! Hopefully, his wasn't his way of telling me I'd been talking too much, as I do!!!
More tomorrow! I'm dreading departure day which will come round far too soon and having to leave, even though I know Dad will have someone here with him now for most of the next month. I just don't want to go though.